Peter James Edward Oldring (born August 25, 1971) is a Canadian actor and comedian.

Peter Oldring
Born
Peter James Edward Oldring

(1971-08-25) August 25, 1971 (age 53)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Comedy career
Medium
  • Film
  • television
  • stand-up
Genres
  • Comedy
  • drama
Notable works and rolesConor Martin in Glenn Martin, DDS, Cody, Tyler, and Ezekiel in Total Drama, Alfred Ashford In Resident Evil – Code: Veronica

Early life

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Oldring was born on August 25, 1971, in Drayton Valley, Alberta.[1] He graduated from Sir Winston Churchill High School in 1989 in Calgary, Alberta, and studied at the National Theatre School of Canada.[2]

Career

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In addition to performing with The Second City improv group in Toronto and Los Angeles,[2] Oldring has appeared on Canadian television. He was also a regular cast member of the redneck-themed sketch comedy series Blue Collar TV.[2] Feature film roles include K-19: The Widowmaker,[2] Focus[2] and Lost and Delirious.[2] He has a starring role in Intern Academy.[2] He also played Farrah Fawcett's gay assistant in the television film Hollywood Wives. Oldring also appeared in the series Doc and The WB's D.C., as well as in the television movie The Ricky Nelson Story. Oldring voiced Cody, Ezekiel and Tyler in Total Drama. Oldring also starred in the 2007 film Young People Fucking.[2] In 2011, he was cast as "Lonnie" in the Disney XD show Kickin' It. He had a supporting role in two episodes of Psych: Extradition: British Columbia and Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part.

His voice acting credits include the animated children's show Braceface, Mischief City, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids, My Friend Rabbit, Pelswick, Total Drama, 6teen, Pecola and Glenn Martin, DDS. Oldring has also voicing video game characters, such as Alfred Ashford in Resident Evil – Code: Veronica.

Oldring has also worked on numerous projects with his longtime creative partner Pat Kelly, including The Comedy Network series Good Morning World[3] and the CBC Radio comedy show This Is That.[3][4] Oldring appeared on the TV One original series Love That Girl! as a gay hairdresser named Fabian.[5]

In 2017, Oldring appeared in an episode of the Netflix series House of Cards as a Congressman from Florida.

Alongside Paul O'Sullivan, Debra McGrath, Lisa Merchant and Rebecca Northan, he received a Gemini Award nomination for Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series at the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004 for The Joe Blow Show.[6]

Personal life

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Peter has been married to American actress Sara Erikson since March 2010.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Lost and Delirious Phil
Focus Willy Doyle
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Vanya Belov
2003 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids Gus (voice)[7] Television special
Hollywood Wives Danny Television film
2004 Intern Academy Mike Bonnert
2007 Young People Fucking Dave
2008 A Miser Brothers' Christmas Bob, Elf #1 (voices)

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998–2004 History Bites Various characters 102 episodes
1999 Power Stone Wang-Tang (voice) Unknown episodes
2000 D.C. Unknown character Episode: "Pilot"
2001–2002 Screech Owls Mr. Dillinger 6 episodes
2000–2002 Pelswick Goon Gunderson (voice)[7] 26 episodes
2001 Undergrads Spud (voice) 3 episodes
2001 The Endless Grind Various characters Unknown episodes
2001–2002 Pecola Jabbit (voice) 12 episodes
2001–2005 Braceface Conner Mackenzie (voice)[7] 45 episodes
2002–2003 Moville Mysteries Olaf, Crandall Crudop, Luthor's nephew (voices) 3 episodes
2003 The Joe Blow Show Johny Main role; pilot
2003–2010 Franny's Feet Additional voices Unknown episodes
2004 Corner Gas Steven – Lacy's ex fiancé Episode: "All My Ex's Live in Toronto"
2004–2006 Blue Collar TV Various characters 5 episodes
2004–2008 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends Gus (voice) 14 episodes
2005 Mischief City Duane (voice) Unknown episodes
2006–2007 Di-Gata Defenders Kid Cole (voice) 2 episodes
2007 Good Morning World Andy Peppers 26 episodes
The Boondocks Cop #1 Episode: "Thank You for Not Snitching"
2007–2008 My Friend Rabbit Rabbit (voice)[7] 26 episodes
2007–2013 Total Drama Cody, Tyler, Ezekiel (voices) 45 episodes
2009–2010 Psych Corporal Robert Mackintosh 2 episodes
2009–2011 Glenn Martin, DDS Conor Martin (voice) 40 episodes
2011 Skatoony Ezekiel (voice) Episode: "Dinosaurs"
Kickin' It Lonnie 3 episodes
2011–2014 Love That Girl! Fabian 59 episodes
2013 Mother Up! Gary, French Baker (voices)[7] Episode: "Pilot"
2015 BoJack Horseman Additional voices Episode: "Let's Find Out "
2016–2017 Atomic Puppet Sergeant Subatomic (Mookie) (voice) 23 episodes
2017 2 Broke Girls Boyd Episode: "And the Riverboat Runs Throu "
House of Cards Florida Congressman Episode: "Chapter "
2018 Bizaardvark Mr. Cunningham Episode: "Her, Me, and Hermie"
2018–2019 Blindspot Dave Kirkpatrick 2 episodes
2020 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Prince Ivan, Imposter (voices) Episode: "Bem-vindo ao Rio"
2021 Archibald's Next Big Thing Emu Dad Episode: "Egg's Day Out / The Way of the Snake"
2021 American Crime Story David E. Kendall 2 episodes
2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Clint Episode "Supreme: The Battle for Roe"

Video games

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Year Title Role
1999 Power Stone Wangtang
2000 Resident Evil – Code Veronica Alfred Ashford
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Brothers Unite[7] Michelangelo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Awards and nominations

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  • 2004 – Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series – Nominated
  • 2008 – Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series – Nominated
  • 2009 – Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Performance – Won
  • 2017 – ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Voice (shared with Pat Kelly) – Nominated[8]
  • 2018 – Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Web Program or Series, This Is That – Won[9]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Oldring Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at northernstars.ca
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Comedy, CBC. "About | This is That with Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring | CBC Radio". CBC Radio. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Volmers, Eric. "Fake news, real outrage: Two Calgarians continue to reel them in on CBC Radio's satirical show This is That". www.calgaryherald.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Lederman, Marsha (June 21, 2011). "CBC Radio satirical show 'This Is That' sparks as much outrage as laughs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. "TV One Announces Return Of Original Comedy Series 'Love That Girl!' | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "2004 Gemini Awards top-category nominees". Montreal Gazette, December 11, 2004.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Peter Oldring – 20 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ "2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Andrew Phung, Peter Oldring, Wynonna Earp Digital, Secret Alberta doc win Canadian Screen Awards". Calgary Herald, March 9, 2018.
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